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Proctor Peppers represented well at banquet

Proctor Peppers club members with their awards at the 4-H Achievement Banquet. (Courtesy photo)

On Sunday, Oct. 15, the Logan County 4-H program held their Achievement Banquet. The banquet recognizes the accomplishments of members , leaders, and clubs throughout the past 4-H year.

This included the induction of the 2017-2018 4-H Executive Council. This year three members and one leader from Proctor Peppers are part of the Council. Kodie Krueger-Wettstein will be 1st Vice President, Brandyn Hill will be Treasurer for the second year, Kinlie Lewis will be Parliamentarian, and Jay Hill will be Leader Advisor.

The County Award winners at the Logan County 4-H Achievement Awards banquet. (Courtesy photo)

Graduating Cloverbuds, first year members, fifth year members, and 10th year members were recognized. Proctor Peppers had several members included in this list. First, fifth, 10th, and 25th year 4-H leaders were also recognized. We were also blessed to have several of our leaders included in this list. The 2017 Pacesetters were awarded. Pacesetters are selected by their clubs by how hard they work throughout the year. Proctor Peppers Pacesetters are Caiden Bruns, Cooper Hutt, Jesse Lange, Ashlyn Schmidt, Caleb Schneider, Ryann Svoboda, Madelon Lyons, and Stromy Lyons.

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County Competition winners were recognized next. For the 2017 Fashion Revue, we were represented by Aly Young, who was Grand Champion. Caiden Bruns was the Country Junior Demonstration Contest winner. Braylon and Caiden Bruns were Creative Cooks Junior Team Winners. Alli Stromberger placed second and Raegan Gerk placed fifth in Intermediate Livestock Record book. Aly Young placed second and Morgan Duncan placed fourth in Senior Livestock Record book. Hudson Stull was Champion in the Catch-It-Pig Program. Kinlie Lewis placed third and Kent Summers placed fifth in the Beef Carcass contest. Kinlie Lewis was also honored as top Senior Livestock Judge in Logan County. Proctor Peppers Junior Merit Awards went to Alli Stromberger and Nevada Mitchell. Our Senior Merit Award winners are Morgan Duncan and Collin Lange. State Fair Grand Champions were also recognized, for our club this was Alexia Hernandez for her ceramics project.

Finally, County and Club awards were presented. For County Officer Awards, Proctor Peppers did very well. We took home the Treasurer's Book Award for Collin Lange, Secretary's Book Award for Alli Stromberger and Raegan Gerk, and Club Reporter Award for Braylon Bruns. Kodie Krueger-Wettstein was presented with the 4-H Youth Advocate Award by the County Extension Agents, for her promotion of 4-H throughout the county. For Club Demonstration Recognition Awards, Caiden Bruns was our Junior for his demonstration on "Preparing Your Chicken for Show" and our Senior was Coy Waitley for his demonstration on "Proper Hair Care for a Club Calf." Proctor Peppers were also given a Gold Achievement Award.

This year was great for our club and club members. We are looking forward to starting the 2017-2018 4H year; enrollment officially starts Oct. 16, 2017.

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